Since we're taking this week to preview the 2018-19 NBA season for the Northwest Division, we thought it would be fun to hold a snake draft involving players currently on the Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets. Representing each team in the division was a member of our staff, and they were allowed to make only six selections — a starting five and a sixth man.
Below is the order and results of the draft, followed by each team's lineup.
Draft Order
1 - Carlan Gay (@TheCarlanGay)
2 - Gilbert McGregor (@GMcGregor21)
3 - Scott Rafferty (@crabdribbles)
4 - Kyle Irving (@KyleIrv_)
5 - Micah Adams (@MicahAdams13)
The order then reserved each round. For example, Micah Adams picked first (6th overall) and Carlan Gay picked last (10th overall) in the second round.
Draft Results
1 - Russell Westbrook
2 - Damian Lillard
3 - Donovan Mitchell
4 - Paul George
5 - Karl-Anthony Towns
6 - Jimmy Butler
7 - Rudy Gobert
8 - Nikola Jokic
9 - Steven Adams
10 - CJ McCollum
11 - Jusuf Nurkic
12 - Gary Harris
13 - Jamal Murray
14 - Isaiah Thomas
15 - Paul Millsap
16 - Joe Ingles
17 - Andre Roberson
18 - Jerami Grant
19 - Derrick Favors
20 - Andrew Wiggins
21 - Zach Collins
22 - Will Barton
23 - Al-Farouq Aminu
24 - Seth Curry
25 - Ricky Rubio
26 - Moe Harkless
27 - Michael Porter Jr.
28 - Dennis Schröder
29 - Jeff Teague
30 - Dante Exum
Notable undrafted players: Trey Lyles, Tyus Jones, Taj Gibson, Derrick Rose, Evan Turner, Alec Burks, Jae Crowder
Rosters
Carlan Gay
PG - Russell Westbrook
SG - CJ McCollum
SF - Andrew Wiggins
PF - Zach Collins
C - Jusuf Nurkic
Sixth Man - Dante Exum
Gilbert McGregor
PG - Damian Lillard
SG - Gary Harris
SF - Will Barton
PF - Derrick Favors
C - Steven Adams
Sixth Man - Jeff Teague
Scott Rafferty
PG - Jamal Murray
SG - Donovan Mitchell
SF - Al-Farouq Aminu
PF - Jerami Grant
C - Nikola Jokic
Sixth Man - Dennis Schröder
Kyle Irving
PG - Isaiah Thomas
SG - Seth Curry
SF - Andre Roberson
PF - Paul George
C - Rudy Gobert
Sixth Man - Michael Porter Jr.
Micah Adams
PG - Ricky Rubio
SG - Jimmy Butler
SF - Joe Ingles
PF - Paul Millsap
C - Karl-Anthony Towns
Sixth Man - Maurice Harkless
Which team do you think turned out best?